Cleto

Correct, it is what was said and not the fact it was a one on one. The young leader is 23 and I consider that young. The leader did not mention it to any other leader but to a parent nearby. He informed the scouts to "keep it a secret." Isn't this a violation? I've been trained through three or more different youth protection programs and they mention the secrecy as a red flag. Indeed, interviews with molested individuals mention innocent secrets at first. Now, I reiterate that there was no known sexual misconduct between this person and scouts. Talking trash is not appropriate and is a potential problem within the troop, but it seems not a big deal with any of you. Yes, I'm one of the leaders, but I'm a big boy. I did not know of this until an email was sent by a scout complaining about him. His parents want him removed. Thank you for your thoughts. I gather that no one considers it to be worth making a bigger deal out of it. Again, thanks.

What would be an appropriate action for this scenario? A young adult leader (suspect adult) begins having private conversations with scouts. He mentions to a person that he's having discussions with scouts that they wouldn't want parents to know. The Scoutmaster is informed and little is done other than the suspect leader is not do have any interaction with scouts and to keep next to the SM. A few months down the road one of the scouts mentions to another adult leader that he was told by the suspect leader that a conversation they were having was to be a secret between the two. The suspect leader asked the scout what three people in the troop he would like to see removed. The suspect adult then names his three: another leader and two other individuals. This suspect leader does not care for the adult's son as well. There is no evidence of sexual misconduct.